Can You Price Match a Grocery Delivery Order?

Delivery orders follow the same core ad-match rules as pickup orders, with one extra wrinkle: delivery-only prices and fees aren't part of a clean comparison.

It depends
The short answer

A completed grocery delivery order may be eligible for an ad-match request, using the same general rules as a pickup order. Confirm that post-order submissions are supported for your store, and use the competitor’s regular in-store or retailer-sold price rather than a delivery-only price.

Delivery orders use the same final-receipt rule

Whether you picked an order up or had it delivered, the comparison should use what was actually charged, including any substitutions the picker made. The delivery fee itself is not part of the product comparison and shouldn’t be treated as part of any item’s price.

Check before submitting

Submission windows and eligible order types can differ by retailer and by whether the order was placed for pickup or delivery. Confirm the current process with support before assuming a delivery order qualifies the same way a pickup order does.

Watch for delivery-only competitor prices

Some competitor prices shown through a delivery app are marked up above the in-store or regular online price to cover delivery costs. Using that marked-up price as your “lower price” evidence is weak, since it isn’t the retailer’s regular advertised price.

01
Open the completed delivery order
Use the final receipt, including substitutions and the amount charged.
02
Find the competitor's regular price
Use the retailer's own site or in-store flyer, not a delivery-app markup.
03
Compare the exact product
Check brand, size, count, and variety the same way you would for a pickup order.
04
Record the source and dates
Keep a link or screenshot showing the price is current and local.
05
Submit through the current support route
List each item separately within the stated deadline.

For the pickup-specific version of this workflow, see Can You Price Match a PC Express Pickup Order?, and for the general post-purchase timing rules, see Can You Price Match After Buying Groceries?.

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Keep the comparison clean

A delivery order adds one more place for evidence to go wrong: the delivery app’s markup. Strip that out and compare the retailer’s regular price, the same way you would for any other ad-match request. See the Canada-wide guide for how this fits into the broader policy picture.

Frequently asked questions

Can you price match a grocery delivery order?
Often yes, using the same general post-order ad-match rules as a pickup order, as long as your store supports post-order submissions and the request meets the current terms.
Can I use a delivery app's price as evidence?
Be careful. Delivery apps sometimes mark prices up above the retailer's regular price to cover delivery costs. Use the retailer's own regular price instead.
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